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Ukraine launches over 600 drones at Moscow region

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Ukraine launches over 600 drones at Moscow region

We start the programme with the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. Early this morning, Ukraine launched over 600 drones at the Moscow region, in one of its biggest air assaults on the Russian capital. At least three ​people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in the region. Meanwhile, a Russian attack on the Kharkiv region in northeast Ukraine has killed ten people. Details by FRANCE 24 correspondent in Kyiv, Emmanuelle Chaze.

Time span
15 Aug 2026, 17:50 CEST → 18 Aug 2026, 12:08 CEST
Sources
21 sources
Reports
44
Trust
strong · multi-source

Timeline

Al Jazeera - All News

Ukraine used domestically produced Flamingo missiles to hit targets in Russia's southwestern Samara region.

Google News: Al Jazeera

Ukraine hits Russian Starlink-style network, Moscow tracks arms package

Google News: Reuters

Russia hits steel plant in new strikes on Ukraine, Kyiv attacks Moscow region

Google News: The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse

Google News: Firstpost

Russia-Ukraine war: Russian strikes kill one in Ukraine as Moscow faces 130+ drone attack

Al Jazeera - All News

Russian authorities report 201 Ukrainian drones downed overnight in the Moscow region in the escalating conflict.

Google News: NDTV

Russia Claims 600 Ukrainian Drones Targeted Moscow Overnight, 3 Hurt

Google News: NEWS10 ABC

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

Google News: The Independent

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv launches more than 800 drones in huge attack

Google News: WRAL

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

Google News: WTOP

Ukraine launches one of its largest aerial attacks of the war, killing at least 6 people in Russia

Google News: CBS News

Ukraine launches hundreds of drones into Russia in one of the largest aerial attacks of the war

France 24 - English

🔴 Live: Ukraine launches 600 drones at Russia, one of its largest aerial attacks of the war

NPR - World

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia Sunday, killing at least six people in one of Kyiv's largest aerial attacks of the war.

Google News: The Guardian

Ukrainian drone attack on Russia kills at least six, says Moscow

Google News: dw.com

Ukraine launches one of its largest attacks of war

Google News: Al Jazeera

Ukraine targets Moscow in mass drone attack as Russia bombards Kyiv

Al Jazeera - All News

Ukraine launched hundreds of drones across Russia, killing at least six people and striking a Wildberries logistics hub.

Google News: Al Jazeera

Largest Ukrainian drone attack on Russia, Moscow says 822 drones shot down

The Guardian - World

Kyiv launches what may be its largest attack wave of war, with fire breaking out at warehouse near Russian capital Ukraine has launched one of its largest drone attacks since the start of the war, causing a fire at a distribution warehouse near Moscow and killing at least six people overnight, according to Russian auth...

Google News: The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse

Google News: Yahoo

Ukraine war latest: Ukraine launches one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow Oblast, damaging Wildberries warehouse

Google News: BBC

Russia says at least seven killed in largest Ukrainian attack of 2026

BBC World

Moscow also launched deadly strikes against Ukraine overnight, sparking fires across the capital Kyiv.

Google News: Sky News

Ukraine war latest: Russia threatens UK over Kyiv's alleged use of 'British drones' to strike its territory

Google News: The Independent

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Kyiv blows up biggest ‘Russian Amazon’ hub in massive drone attack

Al Jazeera - All News

Overnight Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine kill two people and injure 19.

NPR - World

Ukraine launched one of its largest aerial attacks of the war on Russia, killing at least six people. How are Russians feeling as the war grinds on?

Google News: Bozeman Daily Chronicle

Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

Google News: AP News

Ukraine energy company says its facilities seriously damaged after 13 Russian strikes in a week

Google News: CNN

Top Russian economist replaced after warning of economic costs of Ukraine war

Google News: The Kyiv Independent

Ukraine war latest: Over 239,000 KIA Russian soldiers identified by media investigation

Google News: The Times

Russian politician jailed for 11 years over Ukraine war criticism

Google News: The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: Kyiv faces missile barrage after Zelenskyy targets Russian satellite network

France 24 - English

At least 10 people were killed and eight wounded in a strike on Pechenigy, in Ukraine's Kharkiv region, the local governor said Tuesday, as 620 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, Russian officials said, with several people wounded and buildings struck.

Google News: BBC

Russia says UK 'will pay' for supplying drones to Ukraine

Al Jazeera - All News

Russian attacks reportedly killed 10 people and injured eight in Ukraine's Kharkiv.

Google News: Al Jazeera

Russia says more than 600 drones targeted Moscow region

Al Jazeera - All News

Andrey Klepach, top economist at Russia's state development bank VEB, had warned Russia was lagging behind rivals.

Google News: Al Jazeera

Top Russian economist ousted after warning of growing costs of Ukraine war

Google News: The Independent

Ukraine war live: Kyiv launches one of biggest attacks yet on Moscow with 620 drones

BBC World

Russia accuses the UK of escalating the Ukraine war after British-made drones were used, but the MoD says it stands against Russian aggression.

France 24 - English

We start the programme with the latest in the Russia-Ukraine war. Early this morning, Ukraine launched over 600 drones at the Moscow region, in one of its biggest air assaults on the Russian capital. At least three ​people, including a 10-year-old girl, were injured in the region. Meanwhile, a Russian attack on the Kha...

The Guardian - World

Ukraine launched over 600 drones at Moscow and surrounding areas overnight Some first pictures from this morning’s earthquakes in Granada are emerging on social media… Andalusian president Juanma Moreno urged residents to maintain “maximum caution” as more seismic movements and aftershocks may happen. Continue reading....

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